Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1887-08-04

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IL early Tomorrow morning. Oh,
madame!" she added with burst of
pass tomato tears, II shall be so grate-
full to You. The duchess is SO kind; she
is as kind as an angel! l can not bear
TO displease her."
A thousand questions rose from the
longing heart to the longing lips, but
she repressed them. 1t was not from
her daughters servants that she mus
seek To hear news of her daughter. and
yet, how could she let her go without
one word that she thirsted To hear"
"Y on must be very happy" she said.
"That | am," interrupted Jennie,
'no one could be happier. / only wish,"
continued the pretty coquette, shat l
was steadier; | forget very often. The
duchess Is a lady worth serving we'll;
the duke is good master. but he is
tirmer, and, perhaps, more just-she Is
all kindness"
All, Ii tie sunbeam, how we'll she re-
membered the loving smile on the
baby face, the loving light in the baby
eyes. No wonder that she had grown
up as kind as an angel, the promise Of
kindly grace was always with her.
She would have given the whole world
to ask few quest ons quite immaterlal,
but she would not.
III must be content" she said;"I have
had my hearts desire"
Then it was arranged that she should
work at the lace until it was finished,
and that quite early in the morning
Jennie should hasten over for it
"You will be very careful over it,"
said Jennie suddenly remembering the
value OF the lace, and that the lady be-
fore her-although she was lady, and
had once been 9 very beau tiful one -
was a perfect stranger. "YOu will be
very careful. Mrs. Grey; Of course, you
know the value of the lace as well as
l do"
A sudden fear as to whether she had
seized her.
"Itis not the mere worth of 1t in
money" she continued, though her
grace says IL is priceless, but all that
magnificent lace is considered quite a
sacred heirloom in the Meath family"
"Come early tomorrow morning."
said Mrs. Grey with quiet dignity;
''you will find it ready for YOU"
But Jennie did not sleep well that
night. With the usual consistent JUS
tice of her charming sex, she declared
to herself that she should hate Michael
Hands forever after this.
''lf he had not been passing there
just at that time,it would never have
happened" she said to herself II will
never speak TO him again"
Jennie rose early in the morning;
she had not slept all night. With the
dawn Of the sun she fastened to Lime
Terrace There was the lace SO beau
tifully mended that no one could ever
have told any damage had been done
to it. Mrs. Grey had sat up all night
to finish it.
"HOw am l to thank your" cried
Jennie, rapturously. "What should
have done without you?"
81 want no thanks" said Mrs. Grey,
and then Jennie blushed.
IL feel ashamed to ask what shall
pay your" she said.
II want no payment" she replied.
~ am pleased to have done you good
service"
Her heart chung to the girl. She could
not bear TO see her go. She seemed in
some measure to bring her nearer her
to her hearts desire.
IL should be pleased" she said, "at
any time to mend any lace for the
duchess"
"You are very kind" said Jennie,
gratefully; 81 do not know how to
thank you. Unjust hurry away. must
have both lace and dress ready before,
the duchess rings for me-"
Still the desolate heart clung to her.
"will you come in to see sometimes?"
she said. ell should be very pleased.
l am very lonely"
Jennie flushed with pleasure
THAT WILL" she said. II shall be
very pleased to call"
Jennie fastened home. the lace was
draped to admiration. Thd duchess
was delighted, but Jennie's conscience
was i'll at rest. She did not like any
thing concealed from her.
No one could have told that any in
jury had been done to the lace: IL was
so skillfdlly, cleverly repaired, that 1t
was impossible to detect the mischief,
still Jennie was not happy. She had
always been frank enough overher mis-
deeds, and she did not like concealing
this one. She waited until the dinner
party was over, and then. while she
was brushing the beautiful dark masses
of hair, she told the duchess the whole
story of her misfortune, and Its remedy.
"Show me the lace" said the duchess
kindly.
When she saw 1t, she praised the skill
with which IL had been repaired
"Who did it?" was the next ques-
ton.
Jennie told her, adding eagerly that,
although she lived In small house-in
one of those pretty cottages in Lime
Terrace-she was most certainly a
lady.
"The thing regretted so much, your
grace" added Jennie, "was that, after
working all day and sitting up all night,
she would not stake any payment at
ALL"
"Would not take payments" repeated
her grace. What strange thing.
Yet you say she is poor?"
''She must be poor, your grace, to
live in Lime Terrace-all the people In
Lime Terrace are poor"
81 must call and thank her." said the
duchess, with kindly impulse: sit was
very kind OF her"
evening-the next few DAYS were busy
ones; and 1t SO happened that the July
sun was shining high in the heavens
before the Duchess of Meath called to
thank Mrs. Grey for her kindness over
the lace.
~ we'll take her basket Of fruit"
she said, land some flowers"
So that when the pony-carriage
stopped at Lime Terrace it was well
laden.
FRO BE CONTINUED
hrs. Clevelan DIS First Sweetheart.